The assassination of former
Lebanese Communist Party leader Mr. Georges Hawi is a blatant act of terrorism
in a series that began with the attempt on the life of Deputy Marwan Hamadé in
September 2004, and rose to an act of war with the assassination of Mr. Rafic
Hariri in February 2005. These acts continued in a number of explosions that
terrorized and killed innocent civilians in the northeastern section of Beirut
in March and April of 2005, to the assassination of Mr. Samir Kassir less than a
month ago.

Whereas the United Nations
Security Council (UNSC) has already mandated a commission of inquiry headed by
Mr. Detlev Mehlis to carry an international investigation into the killing of
Mr. Hariri,

Whereas this commission has
already begun its work in Beirut, and

Whereas the recent wave of
assassinations may have targeted witnesses crucial to the UN investigation,

We call upon the UNSC to
expand the mission of this commission to cover all other acts of terrorism
committed in Lebanon since February 14, 2005, under resolutions 1373 and 1595.

Furthermore, we call upon any
individual with evidence about these crimes to come forward and present it to
the UN team. At the same time, we call upon Lebanese leaders and politicians to
refrain from using these crimes for political gain by randomly throwing
undocumented accusations against the President of the Republic of Lebanon or the
government of Syria, as these may serve to weaken the trust of the people in
their state institutions, interfere with the UN investigation and undermine
mending the already strained Lebanese-Syrian relations.

Notwithstanding, we hold
the current official Lebanese Security apparatus fully responsible for keeping
the peace and fully accountable for any breach thereof. The interim cabinet of
Mr. Mikati remains under constitutional obligation to safeguard all Lebanese
citizens.

These recent acts of
terrorism have crippled the nation and are already threatening social and
economic order in Lebanon. The current government and newly elected parliament
must restore the gravely weakened confidence in state institutions to prevent
their collapse and a looming international supervision of Lebanon.